Williams bounces back after missed onside kick

When the Titans failed to recover Detroit’s onside kick, it marked the first time since December of 2008 that an opponent (Indianapolis) had recovered an onside kick against Tennessee.

Jason Hanson’s kick went cleanly through the Titans’ first defensive wave and then bounced past Damian Williams. Detroit’s Amari Spievey recovered with 16 seconds left in regulation.

“I just misjudged the ball,” Williams said. “I waited for the second bounce and I thought it was going left. It went right and they recovered it.”

Williams rebounded in overtime, making a 13-yard catch on third-and-10 that took the ball to Detroit’s 16.

“My initial thought (after failing to recover the onside kick) was I had to be the person to win the game,” he said. “Had (the Titans lost), I’d have felt I was the player who lost the game. That was my first thought.”